Matthew Sundquist edited Intro.md  over 10 years ago

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## 1.1 Plotly solves three problems:  ###  * First, in order to query a database, clean data, analyze data, graph results, share the project, and discuss a project, you have to use too many tools, file types, and technologies. Switching between the jumbles is inefficient, painful, and chaotic. * Second, collaborating on these processes is nearly impossible. It's rather wild that collaboration in 2014 often requires being in the same place looking at the same screen with someone. Or, collaboration can mean emailing a data set, script, graphs, screenshots, and explanations to your team then re-doing that work. Worse, your conversations happen on email, removed from the graph and data (_e.g.,_"see the arrow in the screenshot").